The TRUST Act is a plot to gut Social Security behind closed doorsEight years ago, Mitt Romney ran for president on a promise to cut Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. He even picked Medicare’s worst enemy, Paul Ryan, to be his running mate. Fortunately, he lost.
Now, Romney is a senator trying to burnish his “moderate†credentials by acting extremely concerned about Donald Trump’s crimes—while doing nothing to stop them. But he’s still got the same plan for Social Security: Gut it.
This past October, Romney introduced the TRUST Act, which would create a fast-track, closed-door process for cutting Social Security and Medicare.
Of course, Romney isn’t saying he’d cut benefits, which is incredibly unpopular with voters of all political stripes. Instead, he’s using an Orwellian euphemism ― “strengthen.†But we know what Romney means, because politicians don’t shut the door when they’re trying to do something popular.
Any discussion about the future of Social Security should be done in the light of day, where the American people can see it. That’s just what House Democrats are doing, with the Social Security 2100 Act.
This legislation, which is co-sponsored by around 90 percent of House Democrats, increases Social Security benefits for everyone. It also has additional targeted increases for the most vulnerable beneficiaries. On top of that, it addresses Romney’s alleged mathematical concerns by keeping the Social Security trust fund strong into the next century and beyond.............
https://thehill.com/blogs/congress-blog/politics/478929-the-trust-act-is-a-plot-to-gut-social-security-behind-closed
